Link: http://depts.washington.edu/abrcDescription: University of Washington, Seattle. Provides research, training, and evaluation in the development and dissemination of interventions to prevent and treat addictive behaviors. Director: G. Alan Marlatt. (member Confederation of Northwest Addiction Research Centers) Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S. | Washington State

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Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute (ADAI)

Link: http://adai.washington.eduDescription: University of Washington, Seattle. ADAI is a multidisciplinary research center; its mission is to support and facilitate research and research dissemination in the field of alcohol and drug abuse. Director: Dennis M. Donovan. (member, Confederation of Northwest Addiction Research Centers) Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S. | Washington State

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Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute Small Grants Program

Link: http://depts.washington.edu/adai/grants/smgrant.htmDescription: A primary mission of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute is to facilitate research in substance abuse at the University of Washington. Through its Small Grants Program, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute awards grant funds to new and established faculty for alcohol and drug abuse research at the University of Washington. The principal goal of the Small Grants Program is to stimulate research by providing initial funding for promising pilot projects which may ultimately be developed into full research studies with outside grant support. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S. | Washington State

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Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Program

Link: http://public.wsu.edu/~adap/Description: Washington State University, Pullman. The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Program promotes research on substance abuse within the state of Washington. This program receives a portion of state alcohol license fees (Class H) and distributes the money to substance abuse researchers for pilot grant projects. Thee sponsors seminars, buy library materials, and assist in recruiting faculty with research expertise in substance abuse. Director: Barbara Sorg, PhD Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S. | Washington State

Link: http://www.abmrf.orgDescription: Baltimore, MD. The largest, independent, non-profit foundation in North America devoted solely to supporting research on the effects of alcohol on health, behavior and prevention of alcohol-related problems. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://www.epi.umn.edu/alcohol/Description: University of Minnesota, School of Public Health. Conducts advanced research to discover effective community and policy interventions to reduce alcohol-related social and health problems. Director: Traci L. Toomey, PhD. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://www.bhrcs.orgDescription: Albuquerque, NM. Established in 1997 to design and implement quality research and apply public health discoveries in behavioral health. BHRCS joined the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation in May 2006. Dedicated to improving lives through research and to promote healthy behaviors. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://www.med.unc.edu/alcohol/Description: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Conducts, coordinates, and promotes basic and clinical research on the causes, prevention and treatment of alcoholism and alcohol abuse. Supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Director: Fulton T. Crews, PhD. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://nurseweb.ucsf.edu/iha/Programs/cccsapr.htmDescription: University of California, San Francisco. Founded in 1997 to provide the State of California with objective information to support informed decision making on issues of substance abuse policy. The center is based at UCSF, Institute for Health & Aging, and includes researchers from all UC campuses, including UCLA and UCSD. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://www3.uwm.edu/dept/cabhr/Description: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. A non-profit public/private partnership created in 1991 and dedicated to research and the sharing of information that will guide health care decisions through a partnership of academic and health care organizations. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Center for Addiction Research (CAR)

Link: http://www.uams.edu/psych/car/Description: At the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; since being established in August of 2004, the Center has recruited 36 faculty and staff and has over $10 million in National Institutes of Health research support. Dierector: Warren Bickel. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Center for Addiction Studies (CAS)

Link: http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/cas/main/index.phpDescription: University of Minnesota, Duluth. The purpose of CAS is to develop research opportunities in areas of addictions, administrate research on selected aspects of addictions and provide campus coordination for teaching and curricula on addictions. Much of the work of CAS has been concerned with the prevalence and treatment of problem gambling in Minnesota. Director: J. Clark Laundergan, PhD. Subjects: GamblingCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research (CeASAR)

Link: http://www.ceasar-boston.org/Description: Children's Hospital, Boston. Established 1999 by director John Knight, CeASAR conducts studies on methods of screening adolescent patients for substance abuse as well as brief office-based therapeutic interventions. Knight is the developer of the CRAFFT screening instrument. Subjects: AdolescentsCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Center for Advancing Longitudinal Drug Abuse Research (CALDAR)

Link: http://www.caldar.org/Description: UCLA, as part of Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (ISAP). Established in Fall 2005 with NIDA funding, to focus on the development and application of rigorous scientific approaches for advancing longitudinal research on drug abuse and its interplay with HIV infection, drug treatment and other service systems. Yih-Ing Hser, Ph.D., Director. Subjects: HIV/AIDSCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://www.muschealth.com/cdapDescription: Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Institute of Psychiatry (IOP). Utilizies state-of-the-art tools, such as brain imaging, genetics, behavioral pharmacology and therapies to provide better treatments for alcohol and substance abuse. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies (CDAS)

Link: http://www.udel.edu/cdas/Description: University of Delaware. Established in 1991 to facilitate collaborative research and publishing on substance abuse among social and behavioral science faculty, professional staff, and students. Principally studies the etiology, patterns and consequences and prevention/treatment of drug and alcohol abuse, as well as the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS and other STDs. Subjects: HIV / AIDSCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://cduhr.org/Description: National Development and Research Institutes, Inc (NDRI) (New York). Funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the CDUHR is the first center for the socio-behavioral study of drug use and HIV in the U.S. Director: Sherry Deren, PhD. Subjects: HIV/AIDSCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Center for Education and Drug Abuse Research (CEDAR)

Link: http://www.pitt.edu/~cedar/Description: University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy. CEDAR's mission is to elucidate the etiology of substance abuse and substance use disorder using a longitudinal research strategy. Funded by a NIDA Center grant. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Center for Functional Genomics

Link: http://nida.viromics.washington.edu/Description: This NIDA P30 Center, at the University of Washington, supplies the resources needed to apply cutting-edge genomic, proteomic, and bioinformatic technologies to the study of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and AIDS—chronic viral infections that are a direct consequence of drug abuse and addiction. Principal Investigator: Michael Katze, PhD. (member Confederation of Northwest Addiction Research Centers) Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S. | Washington State

Link: http://www.chammp.org/Description: Harborview Medical Center (Seattle) research and training center whose primary mission is to improve the quality and coordination of care for disadvantaged patients with mental illness and the co-morbid conditions of addictions and chronic medical illness. Peter Roy-Byrne, Director. (member Confederation of Northwest Addiction Research Centers) Subjects: Dual diagnosisCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S. | Washington State

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Center for Interdisciplinary Substance Abuse Research

Link: http://www.rti.org/page.cfm?nav=493Description: Research Triangle Institute, North Carolina. Conducts behavioral, epidemiologic, and evaluation studies on the prevention and treatment of substance abuse. The research focus includes alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs, with specialties in the development and evaluation of community-based substance abuse interventions, neurobiological aspects of substance abuse, and substance abuse economics. Director: Gary A. Zarkin, PhD. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Center for Interventions, Treatment, and Addictions Research (CITAR)

Link: http://www.med.wright.edu/citar/Description: Wright State University School of Medicine. Robert Carlson, PhD, director. CITAR, was founded by the late Harvey A. Siegal in 1980. It is the University's focal point for substance abuse related services, academic research, and services research. It's main goals are directed at the understanding of substance abuse phenomena and their intervention and management in smaller and mid-sized cities and their surrounding suburban and rural communities. Two of CITAR's projects are the Substance Abuse Resources & Disability Issues (SARDI) and the Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring Network (OSAM). Subjects: RuralCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Center for Medical Cannabis Education & Research (CMCER)

Link: http://www.jefferson.edu/university/emerging-health-professions/cmcer.htmlDescription: The mission at the Center for Medical Cannabis Education & Research (CMCER) is o advance the scientific basis, collaborative research efforts, and educational opportunities associated with the clinical use of cannabis-derived therapies, while also influencing social innovation and patient experience. Academic and scientific leadership will be provided by a multidisciplinary Steering Committee comprised of leading national and international experts in the field of medical cannabis. Located in the Institute of Emerging Health Professions at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Subjects: MarijuanaCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://info.med.yale.edu/century/Description: The center's research focus is on treatment for smoking among women, people who drink, or people who are depressed, since those are the groups that most often relapse. Other areas of focus include the effect of smoking on productivity and whether smokers and others will pay for new treatments. Stephanie S. O'Malley, PhD, director. Subjects: Smoking cessation | WomenCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Center for Prevention Research

Link: http://www.mc.uky.edu/ukprc/Description: University of Kentucky, College of Public Health. The Center is a nationally recognized multi-disciplinary social science institute focusing on rigorous scientific investigation into the effects, predictors, and prevention of social behaviors whose abuse carries health costs (including alcohol/drug abuse and prevention, HIV/AIDS, and smoking cessation). Subjects: Smoking cessation | HIV/AIDSCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Center for Prevention Research and Development (CPRD)

Link: http://www.cprd.uiuc.edu/Description: University of Illinois, Institute of Government and Public Affairs. CPRD is dedicated to the application of research to public service. Its mission is to improve the lives of children and families, especially those in disadvantaged environments, by serving as a resource for local communities, state and national agencies, and foundations. Director: Dr. Peter Mulhall. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Center for the Study of Research and Recovery (C-STAR) (New York City)

Link: http://www.ndri.org/ctrs/cstar.htmlDescription: C-STAR is a component within NDRI's Institute for Treatment and Services Research. The Center's research uses qualitative and quantitative methods to identify factors that promote and threaten recovery at various stages of the process, with the goal of informing clinicians, policy makers and the recovery community about helpful resources and strategies. Subjects: Self-help groups | RecoveryCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://www.ndri.org/ctrs/ctcr.htmlDescription: CTCR is a component of NDRI (New York); the center conducts research on refining techniques and improving the effectiveness of treatment. In addition, it focuses on adapting the TC approach for special populations and settings such as mentally ill chemical abusers (MICAs) in community residences, adolescent substance abusers in residential TCs, and criminal offenders in corrections facilities. Subjects: Therapeutic communityCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI)

Link: http://www.ctri.wisc.edu/Description: Univ. of Wisconsin Medical School. UW-CTRI is one of seven Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers (TTURC) funded by NIDA and RWJF. The focus of the U Wisc. TTURC is on treatment and outcomes. Timothy Baker, PhD, director. Subjects: TobaccoCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Center for Tobacco Treatment Research and Training

Link: http://www.umassmed.edu/tobacco/index.aspxDescription: University of Massachusetts. Committed to promoting state of the art, evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment in healthcare and community settings through training, research and public service. Tobacco-related research, clinical treatment services, technical assistance, and professional education programs. Offers the Massachusetts Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS) Training and Certification Program. Subjects: Smoking cessationCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S. | Training and Education

Link: http://alcoholstudies.rutgers.edu/Description: New Jersey. A multidisciplinary institute dedicated to acquisition and dissemination of knowledge on psychoactive substance use and related phenomena with primary emphasis on alcohol use and consequences. The Center's broad program of basic and applied research is conducted by scientists drawn chiefly from the biological sciences (principally biochemistry and neuropharmacology), psychology (both clinical and experimental), and sociology. Director: Robert J. Pandina, PhD. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addiction (CASAA)

Link: http://casaa.unm.eduDescription: University of New Mexico. The mission of CASAA is to generate, convey, and apply knowledge to reduce suffering related to addictions and improve the quality of life. Directors: J. Scott Tonigan, PhD (Clinical Research Branch) and W. Gill Woodall, PhD (Prevention, Education, and Research Branch). Barbara S. McCrady will become director in 2007. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Center on Drug and Alcohol Research (CDAR)

Link: http://cdar.uky.edu/Description: University of Kentucky. A multidisciplinary center that conducts research into the biological, psychological, sociopolitical, and clinical aspects of substance abuse. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Brown University Medical School and the Miriam Hospital

Link: http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/arc/Description: Medical University of South Carolina. One of fifteen alcohol research centers supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The goal of this center is to become, through scientific research, a significant regional and national resource in pharmacotherapy for alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Director: Carrie Randall, PhD. Subjects: PharmacotherapyCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Clinical Addictions Research Laboratory (CARL)

Link: http://addictions.uchicago.edu/Description: Univ. of Chicago. The focus areas are a) to investigate factors that lead to excessive use of alcohol, tobacco, and other substances, and factors involved in increased risk for the development of substance use disorders; and b) to develop more effective interventions in the treatment of substance use disorders, particularly tobacco dependence. Andrea King, PhD, director.
Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://www.divisiononaddictions.orgDescription: Harvard Medical School. The mission of the Division on Addictions is to strengthen worldwide understanding of addiction through innovative research, education, and the global exchange of information. Its ultimate goal is to alleviate the individual, social, medical, and economic burdens caused by addictive behaviors. Director: Howard J. Shaffer, PhD. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Studies (DATOS)

Link: http://www.datos.org/Description: DATOS reports national patterns of treatment effectiveness in the U.S. during the 1990's (much like DARP in the 1970's and TOPS in the 1980's). Three addiction research centers and NIDA scientists conducted the treatment process and follow-up outcome studies (TCU, NDRI, UCLA, NIDA). Over 85 publications are available at the web-site. Data files are available from SAMHDA. Subjects: Drug abuse treatmentCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://archive.sph.harvard.edu/cas/Description: The Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study (CAS) is an ongoing survey of over 14,000 students at 120 four-year colleges in 40 states, examining key issues in college alcohol abuse, including the tradition of heavy drinking, the role of Greek organizations and athletics, and the relationship of state alcohol control measures and college policies. Subjects: College studentsCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://depts.washington.edu/iprgDescription: University of Washington School of Social Work, Seattle. Projects assess the effectiveness of innovative means for reducing barriers to the delivery of effective social and mental health services; focus on marijuana use and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors. Director: Roger A. Roffman. (member Confederation of Northwest Addiction Research Centers) Subjects: Marijuana | HIV/AIDSCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S. | Washington State

Link: http://www.isr.umich.eduDescription: University of Michigan. One of the largest and oldest academic survey and social research organizations in the world. The ISR is dedicated to social science in the public interest. Is the home of the "Monitoring the Future Survey," also known as the "High School Senior Survey." Subjects: AdolescentsCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Institute for Treatment and Services Research (ITSR) (New York)

Link: http://www.ndri.org/ctrs/itsr.htmlDescription: ITSR is a component within NDRI (New York). The Institute's research focuses on the efficacy and effectiveness of substance abuse interventions. ITSR conducts clinical trials of treatment and services, as well as prevalence surveys and qualitative studies. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

International Confederation of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Research Associations (ICARA)

Link: http://www.parint.org/isajewebsite/meetings2012.htmDescription: ICARA is the International Confederation of Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drug (ATOD) Research Associations. It is an umbrella organisation for research societies across the globe concerned about alcohol and other drugs. It is an international, nongovernmental, multidisciplinary and civil society organization bringing together research societies to promote ATOD science through professional exchange, collaboration and action.

Link: http://iconsortium.subst-abuse.uiowa.edu/Description: The Consortium coordinates research and knowledge transfer among researchers, assists professionals in the field, and informs public policy makers in the area of substance abuse. The Consortium's Advisory Board includes representatives from the University of Iowa, the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University; Iowa departments of Public Health and Corrections, the Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy; and representatives from local substance abuse service agencies. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S. | Organizations and Advocacy

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Jane Adams Substance Abuse Research Collaboration (JASARC)

Link: http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/college/subabuse/Description: University of Illinois at Chicago. JASARC's mission is to develop an infrastructure for conducting substance abuse research at the Jane Addams College of Social Work, Unin. Illinois, Chicago. Projects focus on the confluence of substance abuse, criminal justice, and special populations such as women, those infected with HIV or those with co-occurring disorders. Director is James A. Swartz. Subjects: HIV/AIDS | Dual diagnosis | WomenCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Methamphetamine Abuse Research Center (MARC)

Link: http://www.ohsu.edu/marc/Description: The Methamphetamine Abuse Research Center at Oregon Health Sciences University and the Portland VA Medical Center is a new NIDA center approaching drug research in a translational context -- they study meth addiction "from bench to bedside" -- all the way from the genetics or pharmacology lab to the patient who comes in for treatment. Aaron Janowaky, Director Subjects: MethamphetamineCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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The Methodology Center

Link: http://methcenter.psu.edu/Description: Pennsylvania State University. The Methodology Center is an interdisciplinary center that comprises faculty, research associates, post-docs, and students from several academic disciplines, including human development, psychology, statistics, and public health. Director: Dr. Linda M. Collins. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://www.ncrg.org/Description: Founded in 1996 as a separate 501(c)3 charitable organization, the NCRG’s mission is to help individuals and families affected by gambling disorders by supporting the finest peer-reviewed, scientific research into pathological and youth gambling; encouraging the application of new research findings to improve prevention, diagnostic, intervention and treatment strategies; and advancing public education about responsible gaming. Subjects: GamblingCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA)

Link: http://www.casacolumbia.orgDescription: Columbia University. Founded in 1992, CASA is the only national organization that brings together under one roof all the professional disciplines needed to study and combat abuse of all substances -- alcohol, nicotine, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, performance enhancing drugs - in all sectors of society. Chairman: Joseph A. Califano. Subjects: Prescription drugsCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://www.nida.nih.gov/CTN/Description: Multi-site drug abuse treatment clinical research, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in 1999. NIDA and treatment researchers, and community-based service providers cooperatively develop, validate, refine, and deliver new treatment options to patients in community-level clinical practice.
Additional information and its publications can be viewed on the web site for the CTN Dissemination Library: http://ctndisseminationlibrary.org. Subjects: Drug abuse treatmentCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S. | Treatment

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National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse (NHSN)

Link: http://nhsn.med.miami.edu/Description: The National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse is dedicated to improving the health of Hispanics by increasing the amount and quality of interdisciplinary translational research on drug abuse and fostering the development of Hispanic scientists in drug abuse research. The web site includes a repository of measures translated into Spanish and used in studies with Hispanic samples. Yolanda Mancilla, PhD, director; located at University of Miami Center for Family Studies. Subjects: Hispanics and LatinosCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://www.ori.orgDescription: Eugene, OR. A multidisciplinary, independent behavioral sciences research center founded in 1960. Dedicated to understanding human behavior and improving the quality of human life through the prevention and treatment of health, education, and social problems. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://www.scripps.edu/research/pearsonctr/Description: Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA. The Pearson Center for Alcoholism and Addiction Research (TPCAAR) was established in 2003 through the generosity of a multi-million dollar anonymous gift and is supported through the generosity of individual, corporate and public donors. It combines the latest biomedical research with new clinical treatments to fight the devastating, costly, and deadly disease of alcohol and drug addiction. Subjects: Disease conceptCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://www.prev.org/Description: (Oakland, CA) The Prevention Research Center (PRC) of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation was formed in 1983 as a national center for prevention research. PRC's focus is on conducting research to better understand the social and physical environments that influence individual behavior that leads to alcohol and drug misuse. PRC is one of sixteen centers sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and is the only one that specializes in preventioDirector: Joel W. Grube, PhD. Subjects: Prevention evaluationCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Program for Excellence in Addiction Research (PEAR)

Link: https://nursing.wsu.edu/research/pear/Description: This transdisciplinary addiction science program ranges in disciplinary representation from health policy and economics to experimental pharmacotherapeutics and human toxicology. PEAR’s mission is to advance innovative, scientifically rigorous approaches to the understanding, treatment, and prevention of addictions. Director: John Roll, PhD. Subjects: Washington stateCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Program of Excellence in Addictions Research (PEAR)

Link: http://nursing.wsu.edu/PEAR/Description: Washington State University, Pullman. The Program of Excellence in Addictions Research (PEAR) mission is to advance innovative, scientifically rigorous approaches to the understanding, treatment, and prevention of addictions. We accomplish this by: Conducting trans-disciplinary research in interrelated areas; Training future scholars and clinicians; and Promoting active participation of program affiliates in relevant policy arenas. Director: Sterling McPherson, PhD. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S. | Washington State

Radiotracer Chemistry and Instrumentation, Addiction Research at Brookhaven

Link: http://www.bnl.gov/medical/RCIBI/addiction.aspDescription: (Brookhaven National Laboratory). The center specializes in the use of brain-imaging tools including positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study how the brain works at the cellular level, then translating this knowledge to understanding human behavior and treating brain diseases such as drug addiction, eating disorders, attention deficit disorder, and neurodegenerative disorders. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://www.radars.org/News.aspxDescription: The Researched Abuse, Diversion and Addiction-Related Surveillance (RADARS®) System is a prescription drug abuse, misuse and diversion surveillance system that collects timely product-and geographically-specific data. Data comes from poison centers, drug diversion, opioid treatment centers, college survey, etc. The RADARS System measures rates of abuse, misuse and diversion throughout the United States, contributing to the understanding of trends and aiding the development of effective interventions. These data assist pharmaceutical companies in fulfillment of their regulatory obligations such as risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS). The RADARS System was developed in 2002 by Purdue Pharma L.P. in response to increasing concerns of anticipated rates of prescription opioid abuse in the United States. In January 2006, the RADARS System became a non-profit operation of the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, a division of Denver Health and Hospital Authority. Subjects: Prescription-type opiates | Prescription drugsCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S. | Organizations and Advocacy | Statistical Resource

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Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - Division of Addiction Psychiatry

Link: http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/addiction/Description: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey. Under the direction of Jill M. Williams, MD, the Division of Addiction Psychiatry is committed to tobacco and substance abuse research, training and education. Many of our research projects are collaborative efforts across disciplines and between researchers and practitioners. The division has championed efforts to reduce tobacco use among individuals with mental illness, a group estimated to consume nearly half of all cigarettes in the United States, through the CHOICES peer counseling program. Subjects: Smoking cessation | Dual diagnosisCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://addiction.ucsf.edu/Description: University of California, San Francisco. Funded by NIDA, SFTRC conducts a variety of studies focused on innovative treatments for substance abuse. Research includes both psychosocial and pharmacologic trials in both randomized clinical trial and Phase I development forms. Subjects: PharmacotherapyCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://www.trdrp.orgDescription: University of California, Oakland. The mission of TRDRP is to support research that focuses on the prevention, causes, and treatment of tobacco-related disease and the reduction of the human and economic costs of tobacco use in California. Director: Charles L. Gruder. Subjects: Smoking cessationCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC), Univ. of Minnesota

Link: http://tarc.wsu.edu/Description: The Translational Addiction Research Center at Washington State University represents the coordinated and integrated efforts among investigators along a continuum of research that ranges from animal models to human studies on the problem of drug addiction. Researchers at all WSU campuses currently focus on understanding addiction to both licit (alcohol and tobacco) and illicit drugs (e.g., marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine). A key goal for the Translational Addiction Research Center is to foster new professional interactions among researchers using different methods and models in order to catalyze opportunities for translational research on addiction. Subjects: Washington stateCategories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Treatment Research Institute (TRI)

Link: http://tresearch.orgDescription: Philadelphia, PA. Dedicated to the advancement of treatment effectiveness in substance abuse through research and dissemination. In academic and real-world settings, TRI scientists conduct original research and evaluate the findings of their peers to identify what works and what doesn’t in substance abuse treatment. Director: Tom McLellan, PhD. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

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Univ. of Colorado Denver, Dept. of Pharmacology, Drugs of Abuse Research

Link: http://depts.washington.edu/washinst/Description: Conducts training, research and clinical program development of direct benefit to mentally ill persons in Washington state through a collaboration of DSHS, UW, WSU. Since 1989, WIMHRT has provided an independent source of applied research and evaluation, and professional training in the fields of mental health and substance abuse within Washington State. The training and research office is located on the campus of Western State Hospital in Tacoma, WA (Lakewood), with administrative headquarters located in Seattle, WA at the Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy at the University of Washington. WIMHRT is a state-university collaboration that works closely with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). Subjects: Categories: Washington State | ATOD Research Centers - U.S.

Link: http://www.yalestress.org/Description: The Yale Research Program on Stress, Addiction and Psychopathology (SAP) is a collaborative research program in the Dept. of Psychiatry across it’s divisions of substance abuse, clinical and cognitive neuroscience and Women’s Behavioral Health. The program conducts translational and multidisciplinary clinical research that covers human laboratory studies, brain imaging, genetic and clinical treatment outcome studies. The SAP is funded in part by a 2007 NIH Interdisciplinary Research Consortia award. Director: Rajita Sinha, Ph.D. Subjects: Categories: ATOD Research Centers - U.S.